Hurricane Gustav

Zirax · 31-08-2008, 22:21

I have been casually following this over the past few days with growing interest. Just the shear scale of this beast is something else.

Take a look at this video on bbc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7590332.stm

Now if Brown stood there and openly said "Get Out" backed up with my own research around the net and on weather sites, I sure as hell wouldn't be staying here. It seems that some people are.

I suppose the continual "you are gonna die" from tornado/earthquake/hurricane must have numbed some people. I've pulled up Katrina from wiki for you to have a look at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

Now I am aware there is some ass covering going on here. However given the above, given its current strength, given that New Orleans is forecast to hit on the East side (the worst), given what happened when Katrina hit..... would you stay?

edit:- Thanks mods

Feek · 31-08-2008, 22:28

I'd be outta there, rapidly.

Mark · 31-08-2008, 22:33

I'd be out too.

Some people either just don't care, refuse because they think it's cool, refuse because they want to shove two fingers up the nearest official, or think they're cleverer than Mother Nature. They're the sort that usually end up winning Darwin Awards.

petemc · 31-08-2008, 22:48

Theres a part of me that would want to stay and photograph it, but realistically I'd chicken out. I only heard about this today. Its got to be terrible for them. If it hits as a cat4 its not good for that city.

Zirax · 31-08-2008, 23:00

Hmmm, may or may not be a cat 4. Time will tell, they were expecting cat 5

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...radii#contents

petemc · 31-08-2008, 23:05

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26295161...redName=Gustav

Mark · 31-08-2008, 23:23

They quite often pick up strength over water, so may end up as a Cat 4. Katrina was predicted to be stronger than it ended up but it still did a lot of damage, much of which hasn't been repaired (or only partially repaired).

Zirax · 31-08-2008, 23:27

Thats a cracking link, follow to cuba and then onto the slide show of pics of the aftermath

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26486029/

petemc · 01-09-2008, 00:02

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=gustav

http://hub.metblogs.com/group/neworl...3ATopic%3A3790

Matblack · 01-09-2008, 11:59

Its raining

http://www.nola.com/bridgecam/

MB

31-08-2008, 22:21	#1
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Hurricane Gustav I have been casually following this over the past few days with growing interest. Just the shear scale of this beast is something else. Take a look at this video on bbc. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7590332.stm Now if Brown stood there and openly said "Get Out" backed up with my own research around the net and on weather sites, I sure as hell wouldn't be staying here. It seems that some people are. I suppose the continual "you are gonna die" from tornado/earthquake/hurricane must have numbed some people. I've pulled up Katrina from wiki for you to have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina Now I am aware there is some ass covering going on here. However given the above, given its current strength, given that New Orleans is forecast to hit on the East side (the worst), given what happened when Katrina hit..... would you stay? edit:- Thanks mods Last edited by Zirax; 31-08-2008 at 22:33.

31-08-2008, 22:28	#2
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I'd be outta there, rapidly. __________________

31-08-2008, 22:48	#4
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Theres a part of me that would want to stay and photograph it, but realistically I'd chicken out. I only heard about this today. Its got to be terrible for them. If it hits as a cat4 its not good for that city. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

31-08-2008, 23:05	#6
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26295161...redName=Gustav __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

01-09-2008, 00:02	#9
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	http://search.twitter.com/search?q=gustav http://hub.metblogs.com/group/neworl...3ATopic%3A3790 __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

31-08-2008, 22:33	#3
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I'd be out too. Some people either just don't care, refuse because they think it's cool, refuse because they want to shove two fingers up the nearest official, or think they're cleverer than Mother Nature. They're the sort that usually end up winning Darwin Awards.

31-08-2008, 23:00	#5
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Hmmm, may or may not be a cat 4. Time will tell, they were expecting cat 5 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...radii#contents

31-08-2008, 23:23	#7
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	They quite often pick up strength over water, so may end up as a Cat 4. Katrina was predicted to be stronger than it ended up but it still did a lot of damage, much of which hasn't been repaired (or only partially repaired).

31-08-2008, 23:27	#8
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Thats a cracking link, follow to cuba and then onto the slide show of pics of the aftermath http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26486029/

01-09-2008, 11:59	#10
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Its raining http://www.nola.com/bridgecam/ MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"